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Terry Whitener’s 2000 Kenworth W900L

Terry Whitener out of Griffin, Ga., pulls a flatbed with this 2000 Kenworth W900L.

July 5, 2016

Photos: Six new military-themed tractors and their drivers

A happy and healthy July 4 holiday to all of you, whether on the road or at the house. Here find further information about the six trucks, and the honored military veteran drivers, I wrote about Friday from U.S. Xpress.

July 4, 2016

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‘The Mothership’: Custom Kenworth T660 a reflection of its owners’ eccentricities

Having a good time truckin’.

July 3, 2016

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Roger Duvall Jr.’s custom 2003 Kenworth W900L

Roger Duvall Jr. had this 2003 Kenworth W900L built last year by DB Kustom Trucks. Duvall has named the truck “Lunatic Fringe.”

July 1, 2016

Bigger in Texas: GATS to pit country’s top show trucks in championship competition

Six trucks will emerge from the Great American Trucking Show in late August holding a prized possession among show truck builders and owners: An Overdrive’s Pride & Polish National Championship trophy.

June 29, 2016

Joe Regalado won Best of Show, Working Combo at the 2015 Great American Trucking Show with his 2000 Peterbilt 379 and CTS dump trailer. The truck is qualified to compete in the National Championship judging round next month at GATS.

Retirement rewards: Tobby Donalson’s 1959 Peterbilt 351

Two years after saying goodbye to the highway, independent owner-operator Tobby Donalson finished a rig he waited nearly 30 years for the time to rebuild just right

June 29, 2016

Tobby Donalson’s 1959 Peterbilt 351, pictured from a 2011 photo shoot, competes in the antique class at Overdrive’s Pride & Polish installment at Fitzgerald’s in Crossville, Tenn., June 28-29.

David Singh’s 2015 Kenworth T660

David Singh hauls less-than-truckload frozen products from New York to California and back to Hunts Point in New York City or to New Jersey with this 2015 Kenworth T660 Studio Sleeper.

June 28, 2016

Chris Lint’s 1973 Kenworth W925

Chris Lint follows the ATHS circuit with this 1973 Kenworth W925.

June 24, 2016

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Vincent Phillips’ 2001 Kenworth W900

Vincent Phillips has added painted fenders, LED lights and more to his 2001 Kenworth W900.

June 21, 2016

ChampTruck racing abruptly shutters 2016 season, new Bandit Series aims to revive it

The ChampTruck World Series truck racing circuit has abruptly ended its 2016 season, which was set to continue through the end of October. A newly formed truck racing circuit, the Bandit Big Rig Series, has picked up ChampTruck’s competitors and race trucks, however, and has plans to hold several races this year.

June 20, 2016

Photo from a ChampTruck race held last season.

First-time show is big success in a teeny town

From Wendy: “Somewhere around 30 trucks registered for the shine and show working truck competition, a huge number for a first-time show in a place like little Brookville, Ohio. One of the coolest things was the judging panel: No one over the age of 14 was allowed to cast votes. The kids picked winners based on sheer awesomeness.”

June 20, 2016

Lori Franklin’s 2009 Peterbilt 379, dubbed “The Lady in Red,” won the inaugural Take Pride Truck Show.

Mike Verbeek’s 2003 Freightliner Classic XL

This 2003 Freightliner Classic XL is used to haul grain.

June 17, 2016

Sights and sounds from Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck parade, lights show and Tony Justice concert

Highlights from Shell Rotella SuperRigs’ annual truck parade, which featured downtown staging of dozens of the country’s top show trucks, along with a truck lights competition, fireworks show and concert by trucerk/singer-songwriter Tony Justice.

June 15, 2016

Specialized machinery hauler’s 2013 Peterbilt 389

The truck, named “Daisy,” is used to haul oversize/overweight specialized machinery.

June 14, 2016

Owner of classic W9 specializes in survival: ‘I refuse to lose’

John Jaikes is clearly a hard-working independent and a proud show truck exhibitor. What’s not so obvious is that he’s a survivor — of repeat bouts with cancer and a wreck with a possibly suicidal four-wheeler.

June 13, 2016

’88 Pete takes top billing at SuperRigs

Show truck vet Jake Lindamood and his 1988 Peterbilt 379 heavy hauler picked up the Best of Show nod this weekend at the 34th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs working show truck beauty contest, besting a crowded field of 89 participants throughout the weekend’s three days of festivities.

June 13, 2016

Jake Lindamood’s 1988 Peterbilt 379

Photos: Top working show trucks on display in Joplin at Shell Rotella SuperRigs

A sampling of the working show trucks on display at this year’s Shell Rotella SuperRigs event, where owner-operators and small fleet owners are vying for the contest’s $10,000 top prize and spots in next year’s SuperRigs calendar.

June 11, 2016

Photos/video: SuperRigs takes over downtown Joplin with truck parade, Tony Justice concert, fireworks show

Dozens of custom Class 8 working combos and bobtails convoyed through Joplin, Mo., Friday night, eventually taking over the city’s downtown streets with a four-hour block party that featured live music from trucker/singer-songwriter Tony Justice, an hours-long truck lights contest and fireworks show. Shell Rotella hosted the event, as part of its annual SuperRigs truck beauty contest

June 11, 2016

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Oberman Logistics owner Wes Oberman's personal truck is this Kenworth T680 -- purchased to replace a lower-fuel-mileage 2020 389 that powered his maiden voyage in trucking as an owner-operator. He's getting 10 mpg now, and providing a reliable home for leased owners has the fleet up to 11 trucks as of August.

Skin in the leased owner's game: Oberman Logistics' simple, transparent plan for expansion

Owner-operator Wes Oberman and his business partner and wife, Laura, have built a home for leased owner-operators at their Tennessee-based fleet with a promise of transparent, simple fees -- and clear investment in the success of their business partners. Growth has been steady over six years.

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Sleeper berth: Will truckers be able to split as they see fit?

It's taken less than a decade for small fleet owner Derrick Wolfe to grow his New York-based food grade tanker-haul business from one truck to 21 company drivers, seven owner-operators and 10 non-driving employees.

Derrick Wolfe has built a 'sweet' business in New York's Finger Lakes region

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'Dollar Bill': Impressive 1982 Peterbilt 359 powered by Cat C18 marine engine

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